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Famine brought on by Rinderpest killed two-thirds of the Masai by 1891. Soon after, the British Empire had acquired several colonies in East Africa. How big of a role did the disruption of Rinderpest play in the British conquest of East Africa?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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